{"id":13420,"date":"2025-02-17T11:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/?page_id=13420"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:04:20","slug":"heritage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/about-2\/heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13420\" class=\"elementor elementor-13420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a6f72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59a6f72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c9c8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25c9c8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d6689 text-display elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32d6689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heritage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debe8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"debe8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Best Sailors Listen<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed18ce0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed18ce0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d06209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d06209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pHeritage_Hero-1024x753.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pHeritage_Hero-1024x753.webp 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pHeritage_Hero-300x221.webp 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pHeritage_Hero-768x565.webp 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pHeritage_Hero-340x250.webp 340w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pHeritage_Hero.webp 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94de2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94de2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Phillip Berman, Founder and President of Balance, with Hobie Alter, winning his first Hobie Cat World Championship in 1979.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0bb95 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a0bb95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30626dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30626dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7383be8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7383be8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b4196 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6b4196\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da97fad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da97fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They listen to the forecast, to the seas, to their crew, and to their intuition. As a brand, Balance is built upon listening to the needs of other sailors, which is why we build the boats that we do: Performance-driven but liveable.<\/p><p>Our story could be traced back to the catamarans developed in ancient Polynesia, but for practical purposes, it begins in 1979 in South Africa, when Balance Founder Phillip Berman won his first Hobie Cat World Championship. That moment crystalized his love of South Africa\u2014its people, culture, landscape, and waters all left an indelible impact on him. After decades as a sailor, author, and yacht broker, he kept coming back to a lingering question:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b58f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71b58f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e3658 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2e3658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Why aren\u2019t there high performance catamarans that still offer onboard comfort and livability? <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3af339 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3af339\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ae999 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73ae999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a8d62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4a8d62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adc8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1adc8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-context__main\"><div class=\"media-context__context\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><p>Balance Catamarans was born in 2013 in a partnership with Nexus Yachts, combining great performance design with quality craftsmanship built in Philip\u2019s beloved South Africa. Acclaimed designer Anton du Toit joined Balance shortly after and has been driving the designs with Phil hailed by Blue Water Sailing as a \u201cperfect performance package.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4548e02 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4548e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-5-1024x731.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-304\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-5-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-5-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-5-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-5-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-5.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7412a09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7412a09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df81e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6df81e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d4d38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41d4d38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85439e text-display elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d85439e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Balance Brand Ethos:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43cc61 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a43cc61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f96ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f96ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuild yachts that balance performance and comfort\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2aef7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2aef7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesign yachts that can sail smartly upwind and comfortably in bumpy seas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c6aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23c6aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesign yachts that are easily single-handed or operated by a couple\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297dcb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"297dcb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCraft yachts that offer all the creature comforts and which are as easily maintained as possible\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b79aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b79aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabricate yachts that are as green as possible\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e558a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e558a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruct yachts that are safe and strong\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b448c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89b448c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2774495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2774495\" 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url(https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/heritage-banner.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M424.4 214.7L72.4 6.6C43.8-10.3 0 6.1 0 47.9V464c0 37.5 40.7 60.1 72.4 41.3l352-208c31.4-18.5 31.5-64.1 0-82.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c53bd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c53bd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ad4e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8ad4e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa08a1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa08a1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76288ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76288ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay in Balance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707fedf elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"707fedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-2\/craftsmanship\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"big-list__arrow\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 16.7\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M16.5 0H2.4v1H15L0 16l.7.7L16 1.4v13.3h1V0h-.5z\" style=\"fill-rule: evenodd; clip-rule: evenodd;\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Craftsmanship<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-2\/performance\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"big-list__arrow\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 16.7\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M16.5 0H2.4v1H15L0 16l.7.7L16 1.4v13.3h1V0h-.5z\" style=\"fill-rule: evenodd; clip-rule: evenodd;\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Performance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-2\/technology\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"big-list__arrow\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 16.7\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M16.5 0H2.4v1H15L0 16l.7.7L16 1.4v13.3h1V0h-.5z\" style=\"fill-rule: evenodd; clip-rule: evenodd;\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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